Impressive times in the 100m heats show London’s fast track could be set to see a new world record

The first sighting of the Olympic Games’ gunslingers did not disappoint today
and led to speculation that the 100 metres world record could be under
threat tomorrow night.

A scarcely believable series of heats saw the USA’s Ryan Bailey clock the
fastest time of 9.88seconds, while Britain’s Dwain Chambers was the fourth
fastest qualifier with 10.02 seconds.

The super-fast Mondo track is literally paving the way towards something
mindboggling. Bailey’s time caused looks of wonder and puzzlement in the
Olympic Stadium and the ensuing heats did nothing to change that.